Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2016 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.2 — 7.6 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
SE
Average Water temperature
13 °C
11.6 — 15.7 °C
About Morecambe Bay wave buoy
Morecambe Bay (CCO station 105) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 53.9887°N, 3.0657°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SW | 12.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 11.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 12.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 12.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | NE | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 13.4 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 13.4 | |
| 7 | 7 | SW | 14.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 13.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | S | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 13.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 13.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | E | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 14.4 | |
| 2 | 3 | E | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 14.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 15.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.